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<\/a> As last week was drifting into the weekend, we got a few news tidbits from Mattel. First was the update to tomorrow’s Mad Monday sale that we reported on previously and then came our first look at the biographies for the two MOTU Classics figures shipping in September: Leech & Hurricane Hordak. <\/p>\nLeech is the September Club Eternia Figure…<\/p>\n
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<\/center><\/p>\nLeech<\/strong> – Evil Master of Power Suction<\/em>, Real Name<\/strong>: K\u2019ull\u2019leusshhhh
A Slebetor Slug-man from deep in the Lake of Gnarl, Leech was called form the depths by a magic spell of Hordak to bolster his forces against King Grayskull and the Snake Men during the Great Wars. Mindwiped by Hordak\u2019s lead witch, Leech became a loyal member of his Horde Army, using his magically enhanced energy-draining powers to suck enemies of their strength. He later played a key role in the Horde\u2019s fight against the Great Rebellion after Hordak claimed Etheria as a new homeworld during their banishment in Despondos. When called upon in battle, Leech sucks the power from his enemies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAnd Hurricane Hordak is the third 2011 A-list variant also shipping in September:<\/p>\n
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Hurricane Hordak<\/strong> – Ruthless Leader with Wicked Whirling Weapons<\/em>, Real Name<\/strong>: Hec-Tor Kur
After being released from exile in Despondos by Evil-lyn, Hordak returned to Eternia with his ageless army to once again claim its hidden magical properties for his own. Finding his former pupil Skeletor on the throne following the apparent \u201cdeath\u201d of King Randor, Hordak upgraded his armor with a Hurricane Blaster which he used to challenge the Lord of Destruction and drive the Snake Men back into hibernation. After ripping through the walls of Snake Mountain, Hurricane Hordak casts off his battle shield and advances on Skeletor whirling his thunderball mace. <\/p><\/blockquote>\nFirst off, it’s nice to get another round of bios where nothing is particularly objectionable. Vault would like me to mention that he finds Hordak brainwashing his henchmen rather lame. I do agree. More than a handful of the bios do reuse\/recycle plot elements from other bios. Adam & Keldor coming across their cats in essentially the exact same way springs to mind. Also, it seems odd that Skeletor had so little trouble recruiting his minions while Hordak has now brainwashed two of three that we’ve learned about so far. It kinda throws a wrench into how badass Hordak is – where are his true believers? <\/p>\n
On Hordak’s bio, I appreciate that the picture used for the cardback is actually him breaking into Snake Mountain. That’s funny. When Mattel released the images, they also announced that Hordak’s attachments are interchangeable with Roboto’s & Trap Jaw’s – I’m pretty excited about that, even if it’s probably a might silly. Mattel also mentioned that Hordak’s bio might raise more questions than it answered, but it doesn’t really elicit any that I can think of. It does sound as if Keldor ascended to the throne of Eternia instead of conquering it, but I don’t know if that’s intended or not. I guess we’ll see, as the answers to questions raised by the Hordak bio will be “coming soon”.<\/p>\n
These bios have been added to our Sortable\/Searchable Bio Page<\/a> at MOTUClassics.Com<\/strong>. That page features an organized table of all the MOTU Classics bios with a nifty search feature. For example, if you type in “Zalesia”, the page will show you just the bios that mention the fabled city specifically. Go try it out!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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